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    CNN lists 10 of Israel's Best Museums

    With more than 200 museums, Israel has the highest number of museums per capita in the world. CNN Travel recommends some of the best ones.
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    Netanyahu charged with forming government

    Representatives of 82 members of the 19th Knesset recommended to me that I should task the current Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with forming the government.
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    "Bezalel on Tour" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art

    The Corcoran Gallery of Art celebrated the opening of "Bezalel on Tour" in a reception held January 31, 2013).
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    Ilan Ramon: 10 Years later

    Today (February 1, 201) marks the 10th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, a tragic accident that claimed the lives of seven astronauts, including an Israeli named Ilan Ramon.
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    Annual International Space Conference in Israel

    14 heads of space agencies from prominent countries will attend the 8th Annual International Ilan Ramon Space Conference, jointly organized by the Israel Space Agency and the Fischer Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies.
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    International Business Week in Tel Aviv

    International Business Week, organized by Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship center will expose potential entrepreneurs from around the world to Israel's unique innovative start-up eco-system.
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    Israel disappointed by Argentina-Iran deal

    This agreement undermines the investigation of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires.
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    PM Netanyahu Meets with Congressional Delegation

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with a bipartisan delegation from the US House of Representatives led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA).
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    International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013

    The 2013 observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust is built around the theme "Rescue during the Holocaust: The Courage to Care".
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    Ilan Ramon Film Airs Next Week on PBS

    The film tells the inspiring story of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who was on the ill fated Columbia shuttle as well as the story of the miniature holocaust Torah which accompanied Ramon on the mission.
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    Tu B'Shvat: Celebrating Green Israel

    Tu B'shvat is a Jewish holiday Known in Israel as “The New Year for the Trees." It is a custom on Tu B’Shvat to eat Israeli fruits and plant trees.
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    January 27:International Holocaust Remembrance Day

    January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, was designated by the UN as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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    TAU Prof. awarded Israel Prize for Earth Sciences

    Prof. Gideon Dagan of Tel Aviv University is the recipient of the 2012 Israel Prize for Earth Science. Dagan's work helps in dealing with groundwater pollution and understanding of available groundwater resources.
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    Lecture: The Bedouin Society in Israel

    Georgetown University will host (Jan. 28) Professor Alean Al-Krenawi, President of Achva Academic College and Professor of Social Work at Ben Gurion University for a lecture on the Bedouin society in Israel.
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    Israel Elections 2013

    3.7 million Israelis voted in the elections. Election results show 31 seats for Netanyahu's Likud, 19 for Lapid's new party. Netanyahu: "We need the broadest government possible."
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